Press Releases

NEW YORK (January 9, 2021) –” Yesterday, a suicide attack in Mozogo town, in northern Cameroon, killed at least 15 civilians including five children between the ages of 3 and 14. Six other children...

NEW YORK (January 5, 2021) –”I am deeply troubled by the horrific attacks this past Saturday perpetrated by non-state armed groups against civilians in the Nigerien villages of Tchoma Bangou and...

NEW YORK, NY (January 1, 2021) – An estimated 10,312 babies will be born in the United States on New Year’s Day, according to UNICEF. As the calendar turns to 2021, UNICEF is again celebrating the new...

MAPUTO / NAIROBI / NEW YORK (December 22, 2020) – Approximately 250,000 children have been displaced by the escalating crisis in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and are now at risk of...

NEW YORK / WASHINGTON DC (December 21, 2020) – The unprecedented magnitude of the pandemic requires innovative and bold collective action from multinational organizations, governments and industries...

NEW YORK (December 21, 2020) – As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard – an interactive tool for countries...

NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – In countries around the world, migrant and displaced children have been largely excluded from national response and recovery plans to the COVID-19 pandemic and have...

NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – UNICEF could potentially transport up to 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should such quantities become available, according to a new assessment. This is...

NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – Three United Nations organizations are calling for immediate humanitarian access to parts of South Sudan’s Pibor County in Jonglei State, where people have run out of...

NEW YORK (December 18, 2020) – UNICEF is working together with the Government of Fiji, civil society, and UN and NGO partners, to reach thousands of children in Fiji in urgent need after Tropical...